The meme "OVER NINE THOUSAND" comes from the Japanese anime Dragonball Z. The episode premiered in April of 1989 but it wasn't dubbed into English until 1997. However, it took several airings after the release date before it was adapted onto the web, becoming the meme we know today. The video uploaded onto Youtube by the user named Kajetokun was the clip with Vegeta and and his sidekick Napa come across Goku, and Vegeta's scouter reveals that Goku's power level is over nine thousand. Due to the mass popularity of this video, the phrase "over nine thousand" became a replacement for something expressing a large number or impressive power, whether it be "several", "butt-loads", "ass-tons" or even the number 7. This meme became a filter where the numeral 7 will be replaced with the phrase "over nine thousand" simply representing "a lot". By 2008, the term "over nine thousand" was one of the most used (and overused) term on the internet and forums like 4chan.
In the context of the show, the power level measurements are arbitrary because the readings fluctuate with every episode. From the point where Goku's power level is at 9000 to the end of the battle, his power level reaches the billions. Power usually comes with good will and because he's the hero in this story, his power level will be an increasingly high one.
In September 2008, a troll used this phrase on the Oprah.com stating "we have over 9000 penises and they are all raping children" on a thread about internet predators. A seasoned user of the online community can see this as an obvious troll but Oprah and her fan-base took this as a literal threat to society. She addressed this empty threat on her show which gave the internet trolls a moment for exploitation, leading to the creation of remixes. Mansl4ay3r on Youtube created the video entitled "Oprah over 9000 penises f/ Pedobear" which remixes the clip of Oprah and juxtaposing it into scenes from Dragonball Z as the head of Vegeta. This created the sub-meme of Oprah 9000. This instance was viewed as an "epic win" for the anonymous members of the community, because Oprah is a high influence to the people and the fact that she fell for a troll makes it hilarious.
The meme "OVER NINE THOUSAND" comes from the Japanese anime Dragonball Z. The episode premiered in April of 1989 but it wasn't dubbed into English until 1997. However, it took several airings after the release date before it was adapted onto the web, becoming the meme we know today. The video uploaded onto Youtube by the user named Kajetokun was the clip with Vegeta and and his sidekick Napa come across Goku, and Vegeta's scouter reveals that Goku's power level is over nine thousand. Due to the mass popularity of this video, the phrase "over nine thousand" became a replacement for something expressing a large number or impressive power, whether it be "several", "butt-loads", "ass-tons" or even the number 7. This meme became a filter where the numeral 7 will be replaced with the phrase "over nine thousand" simply representing "a lot". By 2008, the term "over nine thousand" was one of the most used (and overused) term on the internet and forums like 4chan.
In the context of the show, the power level measurements are arbitrary because the readings fluctuate with every episode. From the point where Goku's power level is at 9000 to the end of the battle, his power level reaches the billions. Power usually comes with good will and because he's the hero in this story, his power level will be an increasingly high one.
In September 2008, a troll used this phrase on the Oprah.com stating "we have over 9000 penises and they are all raping children" on a thread about internet predators. A seasoned user of the online community can see this as an obvious troll but Oprah and her fan-base took this as a literal threat to society. She addressed this empty threat on her show which gave the internet trolls a moment for exploitation, leading to the creation of remixes. Mansl4ay3r on Youtube created the video entitled "Oprah over 9000 penises f/ Pedobear" which remixes the clip of Oprah and juxtaposing it into scenes from Dragonball Z as the head of Vegeta. This created the sub-meme of Oprah 9000. This instance was viewed as an "epic win" for the anonymous members of the community, because Oprah is a high influence to the people and the fact that she fell for a troll makes it hilarious.